Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Northern tamandua

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Northern tamandua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Artibeus	Tamandua
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat and Northern tamandua share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Northern tamandua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.